[TechAssist] Re: Computer question: unnecessary files
- From: Ed Gaidies <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:11:47 -0500
Good point Bil.
Disclaimer;
Be advised that the above comes from a User. Windows and Mac OSX.
I do not profess that my advice is legitimate, or correct.Use at your
own risk.
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On 18-Dec-04, at 7:30 PM, Bil Green wrote:
> Bill,
>
> On of the very important things that a lot of people miss, is running
> Checkdisk (similar to Scandisk). This is one of the main causes of
> Windows slowing down. And of course a few hundred Mbs of temp don't
> help either. In RUN type: chkdsk /f (and press Enter), then when the
> black box comes up type Y when prompted (and Enter). Checkdisk will
> run the next time you boot up.
>
> With XP it's I always disable all of the special effects (except for
> the last 3 in the list). This alone helps a bunch (and still looks
> the same as before with most windows).
>
> Contact me privately if you want to know which programs to disable in
> Startup. Need to run antispyware too to remove parasites.
>
>
> Bil Green
> PC 1000
> Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
> 760-924-1000
>
> Saturday, December 18, 2004, 10:40:44 AM, you wrote:
>
> EG> Bill;
> EG> I don't think it has much to do with how many programs you
> have
> EG> installed, more of how many programs are loading at Start up.
> EG> Programs in resident memory will slow down your computer,
> especially
> EG> with too little RAM. Go to your msconfig.exe folder and check what
> EG> programs are loading on start up. Unless you use your printer
> often,
> EG> print buffer doesn't need to be there. Try unchecking some of the
> Start
> EG> Up programs. Go from there. You can always recheck them later if
> you
> EG> need them. Keep any AV software loaded. The rest you will have to
> EG> improvise.
>
> EG> -Ed-
> EG> Ed Gaidies
> EG> Tel-Tek Electronics
> EG> Ontario-Canada
> EG> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> EG> teltek@xxxxxxxxx
>
> EG> On 18-Dec-04, at 12:21 PM, Tvcr9@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>> Hello folks- My computer has slowed down a lot lately (operating
>>> system is
>>> Windows XP). One of the things I was advised to do by a local tech
>>> is
>>> to
>>> delete all unnecessary files. I went into my Add Remove Programs
>>> area, but I'm
>>> having a tough time determining what programs I should keep and
>>> which
>>> ones I
>>> should remove. Is there a general, safe rule to follow here ? Many
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>> Bill's Electronics
>>> Chandler, Arizona
>>>
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